Lent Gives ‘Spring Training’ A Whole New Meaning

Richard Gribble, CSC February 24, 2025

This author offers us practical ways to make the best of the 40 days of Lent.

The Nuns Are OK: Building a Sustainable Future for Women Religious

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD February 24, 2025

While numbers in congregations of women religious are falling in the United States, Catholic sisters from all corners of the country are reimagining how to live out their missions in a shifting cultural landscape.

Your Prayer Life: Looking at the Bigger Picture

Martin J.P. Gianotti February 24, 2025

Sometimes we can only break the bonds of disordered attachments when God leads us to the desert.

Names as an Act of Reverence

Patricia Breen McNeil February 24, 2025

Some of the most powerful life lessons are taught through simple interactions or encounters.

The Great Surrender: Embracing ‘Sister Death’

Murray Bodo, OFM February 24, 2025

St. Francis embraced all journeys of life—and even his own death—with a willing heart.

A Lenten Journey toward Hope

Susan Hines-Brigger February 24, 2025

Sometimes in life there can be two totally unrelated things that, upon closer look, are actually connected.

The Hidden Sanctuary of Holy Angels

Stephen Copeland February 24, 2025

Tucked away in Belmont, North Carolina, Holy Angels has not only cared for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities but has also transformed lives, including those of the caregivers.

M. Karolyn Nunes, FSGM: Guiding Women Through Spiritual Discernment

Janice Lane Palko February 24, 2025

Sister M. Karolyn took the name “Mary Karolyn” to reflect her admiration of and devotion to Karol Wojtyla, who became Pope John Paul II.

How Is the Date of Easter Determined?

Pat McCloskey, OFM February 24, 2025

This year, Easter is very late but can be even later. It can, however, come as early as March 21. Who approved this wide variance?

Battling Hard Things

Patricia Breen McNeil February 24, 2025

When battling the hard things of life like addiction, we need spiritual companions to pray for us–spiritual brothers and sisters to fight for us from heaven’s gaze.